Hope Flying Dutch battle Kalamazoo to draw in MIAA women's soccer

The Hope Flying Dutch were unable to gain ground in the MIAA women's soccer race as they had to settle for a 1-1 tie with host Kalamazoo on Tuesday night.

The tie leaves Hope in fifth place in the MIAA race with a 5-3-1 record. Coach Leigh Sears' Dutch are 8-4-1 overall.

Hope scored first on Lindsey Bieri's goal, assisted by Rachel Rebhan, in the 50th minute. Kalamazoo came back with a goal by Jackie Short in the 85th minute to send the game into overtime. Neither team scored in 20 minutes of overtime play.

Hope ended with an 18-8 advantage in shots, including 9-5 on-goal. Goalkeeper Megan Altieri had four saves.